Epoxy garage flooring

[xtremewheelz]

Just tossing ideas around about what to do with my garage. I was wondering if anybody has used the epoxy covering for their garage floors? If so, how did it turn out? How difficult was it to install? How expensive? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Also if you have pictures, feel free to post them up.

 

[wayfastwhitey191]

Me and my dad did ours a few years ago. I'm not sure how expensive it was though. We just got the stuff at Home Depot. It wasn't too hard to install. We moved everything from one side of the the garage to the other and then started cleaning it really good. I wanna say it came with some kind of cleaner? But I'm not positive. Obviously then we had to just let it dry real good. Then we took a roller with an extension and started painting it in sections, applying the flakes that it came with as we went. It has held up pretty good for the most part. There's a few spots that have been starting to wear lately, but nothing too big. It also seems like it's easier to pick oil spills and stuff off of it as well. I would recommend it if you had the time to do it.

 

[postban]

I used this in '05 when my garage was new. Went down easy and has lasted well. It was the least expensive stuff at Sears when I bought it. Took two cans to do a 30x24 garage floor.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03057406000P

Still looks like new except where I scratched it with some jackstands.

 

[FastBikes]

I was told to stay off of it with hot tires in the summertime because it would peal off, any truth to this?

 

[Quick86]

hot tires? How hot are we talking???

 

[postban]

I was told to stay off of it with hot tires in the summertime because it would peal off, any truth to this?

Depends on which kind you use and if it is fully cured when you park on it.

I let mine cure for a week, never had so much as a mark even when parking hot BFG and Nitto DR's on it.

 

[FastBikes]

hot tires? How hot are we talking???

just the general heat from coming home in the evening on a summer day...if it is 80 degrees outside the pavement could be 120 degrees...tires with friction on pavement = ? hotter than 120